"....everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God." 1 John 5:3-5

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Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and his fellow Republicans banded together toprevent Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) omnibus earmark package from
reaching a vote this week. The 52-40 vote to consider the $10-billion
collection of 35 previously stymied spending bills fell eight votes
short of the 60 required. When we reported two weeks
ago (http://archive.PatriotPost.US/pub/08-29_Digest/page-2.php) on Reid's
sly attempt to revive earlier earmarks that Coburn single-handedly sunk,
we were skeptical that the GOP would stick together in the face of earmark
spending that curries favor with constituents. Thankfully, the appeal to
reduce spending on duplicate and unproven programs weighed more greatly on
their collective conscience than the desire for perceived easy re-election back
home. Score a small victory for sensible government spending. Unfortunately,
that victory is in the face of a budget deficit forecasted to exceed $482
billion in the coming fiscal year.